Alex Garland debunked a popular theory about his critically acclaimed film Ex Machina. The 2014 science fiction thriller follows Caleb, a programmer who wins a contest to spend a week at the private estate of Nathan Bateman, his company's CEO. When he arrives, Caleb learns that he has been chosen to take part in a Turing test with Ava, a robot that Nathan created. Upon its release, reviews for Ex Machina were fantastic, and Screen Rant gave the film an impressive score of 9 out of 10.